Vincenzo Coffani

OM 665 Superba like him Vincenzo Coffani at the 1925 24 Hours of Le Mans went

Vincenzo Coffani (* 1892 in Castiglione delle Stiviere ; † 1936 ) was an Italian racing driver .

Life

Coffani, who is enthusiastic about motorsport, was a test and works driver at OM in Brescia . He was married and had two children. In 1936 he died of a tumor a few months before the birth of his second son.

Racing career

In 1924 he won the Coppa delle Alpi on OM , a 3000 km long automobile race through the Alps, and in 1925 and 1926 the Coppa Biennale for teams.

Vincenzo Coffani was 1925 team partner of Ferdinando Minoia the 24-hour race at Le Mans . Coffani and Minoia contested the race on a works - OM 665 Superba , which was canceled after a defect early in the race.

He started three times in the Mille Miglia , where his best result in the final classification was seventh in 1930 .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1925	Italy 1861 Officine Meccaniche	OM Tipo 665S Superba	Italy 1861 Ferdinando Minoia	failure	Wheel bearings

literature

Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .

Web links

Vincenzo Coffani at Racing Sports Cars (English)
Vincenzo Coffani at 24-h-en-piste (French)

Individual evidence

^ Giulio Ugolini. In: brunougolini.com. Retrieved April 30, 2020 (Italian).
^ Mille Miglia, non solo Tazio Storia di un poker di campioni. In: archiviogazzettadimantova.it. April 18, 2019, accessed April 30, 2020 (Italian).
↑ Mille Miglia 1930

personal data
SURNAME	Coffani, Vincenzo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH	1892
PLACE OF BIRTH	Castiglione delle Stiviere
DATE OF DEATH	1936

[1] Giulio Ugolini. In: brunougolini.com. Retrieved April 30, 2020 (Italian).

[2] Mille Miglia, non solo Tazio Storia di un poker di campioni. In: archiviogazzettadimantova.it. April 18, 2019, accessed April 30, 2020 (Italian).

[3] Mille Miglia 1930